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1961 British film

The Middle Course
Original British quad poster
Directed by	Montgomery Tully
Written by	Brian Clemens
Produced by	Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger
Starring	Vincent Ball Lisa Daniely Peter Illing
Cinematography	James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson)
Edited by	Bill Lewthwaite
Music by	Bill LeSage
Production company	Danziger Productions
Distributed by	United Artists Corporation (UK)
Release date	1961 (1961)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Middle Course is a low budget 1961 British war film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Vincent Ball, Lisa Daniely and Peter Illing. It was written by Brian Clemens and produced by The Danzigers.

Plot

During World War II, a Canadian pilot crash lands in a small French village occupied by German forces. The villagers find a useful ally in the young flyer, but the Germans become anxious to eliminate the force behind the strengthened local resistance.

Cast

Vincent Ball as Cliff
Lisa Daniely as Anna
Peter Illing as Gromik
Roland Bartrop as Paul
Marne Maitland as Renard
Robert Rietti as Jacques
André Maranne as Franz
André Mikhelson as Commandant
Jan Conrad as Herman
John Serret as Leverne
William Abney as Jaghorst
Yvonne André as Martine
Julian Sherrier as villager
Donald Tandy as Sgt. Wilhelm
Jacques Cey as Pierre

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Tinpot death-or-glory war film, peopled by theatrical characters spouting trite dialogue against unconvincing backgrounds."

TV Guide called the film "a predictable type of war drama that went out of fashion in the US ten years before this was made, but probably will always be resurrected in a nation that suffered so much at the time."

References

"Middle Course". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
"The Middle Course (1961)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
"Middle Course". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 115. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.
"The Middle Course". TVGuide.com.

External links

Middle Course at IMDb
The Middle Course at TCMDB

v t e Films directed by Montgomery Tully
Murder in Reverse (1945) Spring Song (1946) Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) Boys in Brown (1949) A Tale of Five Cities (1951) Girdle of Gold (1952) Small Town Story (1953) 36 Hours (1953) The Diamond (1954) Five Days (1954) Devil's Point (1954) The Glass Cage (1955) Dial 999 (1955) The Counterfeit Plan (1957) No Road Back (1957) The Key Man (1957) The Hypnotist (1957) Man in the Shadow (1957) The Diplomatic Corpse (1958) Escapement (1958) The Strange Awakening (1958) The Long Knife (1958) Man with a Gun (1958) I Only Arsked! (1958) Man Accused (1959) The Price of Silence (1960) Jackpot (1960) Dead Lucky (1960) The House in Marsh Road (1960) Two Wives at One Wedding (1961) The Third Alibi (1961) Middle Course (1961) She Knows Y'Know (1962) Out of the Fog (1962) Clash by Night (1963) Master Spy (1964) Who Killed the Cat? (1966) The Terrornauts (1967) Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)

Films directed by Montgomery Tully

Murder in Reverse (1945)
Spring Song (1946)
Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947)
Boys in Brown (1949)
A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
Girdle of Gold (1952)
Small Town Story (1953)
36 Hours (1953)
The Diamond (1954)
Five Days (1954)
Devil's Point (1954)
The Glass Cage (1955)
Dial 999 (1955)
The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
No Road Back (1957)
The Key Man (1957)
The Hypnotist (1957)
Man in the Shadow (1957)
The Diplomatic Corpse (1958)
Escapement (1958)
The Strange Awakening (1958)
The Long Knife (1958)
Man with a Gun (1958)
I Only Arsked! (1958)
Man Accused (1959)
The Price of Silence (1960)
Jackpot (1960)
Dead Lucky (1960)
The House in Marsh Road (1960)
Two Wives at One Wedding (1961)
The Third Alibi (1961)
Middle Course (1961)
She Knows Y'Know (1962)
Out of the Fog (1962)
Clash by Night (1963)
Master Spy (1964)
Who Killed the Cat? (1966)
The Terrornauts (1967)
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)

v t e Films produced by The Danzigers
Jigsaw (1949) So Young, So Bad (1950) St. Benny the Dip (1951) Babes in Bagdad (1952) Devil Girl from Mars (1954) Star of My Night (1954) Alias John Preston (1955) Satellite in the Sky (1956) Three Crooked Men (1957) The Betrayal (1957) The Depraved (1957) Operation Murder (1957) Son of a Stranger (1957) Three Sundays to Live (1957) High Jump (1958) Innocent Meeting (1958) Links of Justice (1958) Moment of Indiscretion (1958) No Safety Ahead (1958) On the Run (1958) A Woman of Mystery (1958) The Great Van Robbery (1958) A Woman Possessed (1958) The Child and the Killer (1959) Crash Drive (1959) Date at Midnight (1959) Man Accused (1959) Top Floor Girl (1959) Web of Suspicion (1959) Date at Midnight (1959) A Woman's Temptation (1959) Compelled (1960) Escort for Hire (1960) Feet of Clay (1960) Highway to Battle (1960) An Honourable Murder (1960) Identity Unknown (1960) Night Train for Inverness (1960) Operation Stogie (1960) Sentenced for Life (1960) The Spider's Web (1960) A Taste of Money (1960) The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) Transatlantic (1960) Two Wives at One Wedding (1960) The Gentle Terror (1961) Strip Tease Murder (1961) The Nudist Story a.k.a. For Members Only (1961) The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961) Fate Takes a Hand (1961) Middle Course (1961) Part-Time Wife (1961) Return of a Stranger (1961) So Evil, So Young (1961) Tarnished Heroes (1961) The Spanish Sword (1961) The Silent Invasion (1962) What Every Woman Wants (1962) She Always Gets Their Man (1962)

Films produced by The Danzigers

Jigsaw (1949)
So Young, So Bad (1950)
St. Benny the Dip (1951)
Babes in Bagdad (1952)
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
Star of My Night (1954)
Alias John Preston (1955)
Satellite in the Sky (1956)
Three Crooked Men (1957)
The Betrayal (1957)
The Depraved (1957)
Operation Murder (1957)
Son of a Stranger (1957)
Three Sundays to Live (1957)
High Jump (1958)
Innocent Meeting (1958)
Links of Justice (1958)
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
No Safety Ahead (1958)
On the Run (1958)
A Woman of Mystery (1958)
The Great Van Robbery (1958)
A Woman Possessed (1958)
The Child and the Killer (1959)
Crash Drive (1959)
Date at Midnight (1959)
Man Accused (1959)
Top Floor Girl (1959)
Web of Suspicion (1959)
Date at Midnight (1959)
A Woman's Temptation (1959)
Compelled (1960)
Escort for Hire (1960)
Feet of Clay (1960)
Highway to Battle (1960)
An Honourable Murder (1960)
Identity Unknown (1960)
Night Train for Inverness (1960)
Operation Stogie (1960)
Sentenced for Life (1960)
The Spider's Web (1960)
A Taste of Money (1960)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)
Transatlantic (1960)
Two Wives at One Wedding (1960)
The Gentle Terror (1961)
Strip Tease Murder (1961)
The Nudist Story a.k.a. For Members Only (1961)
The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961)
Fate Takes a Hand (1961)
Middle Course (1961)
Part-Time Wife (1961)
Return of a Stranger (1961)
So Evil, So Young (1961)
Tarnished Heroes (1961)
The Spanish Sword (1961)
The Silent Invasion (1962)
What Every Woman Wants (1962)
She Always Gets Their Man (1962)

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